Tag: flu
The Fight to Fend Off Bird Flu With Lasers and Inflatable Dancers
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predat [...]
Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predat [...]
Pfizer combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive trial data
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPfizer on Thursday said its combination vaccine candidates targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final-st [...]
Moderna combination Covid, flu vaccine shows positive data
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesModerna on Wednesday said its combination vaccine targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final stage trial in [...]
Universal flu vaccine based on mRNA tech to be tested by NIH
A woman receives a booster dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Antwerp, Belgium, February 1, 2022.Jo [...]
U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens Amid Bird Flu Outbreak
The largest outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. history has driven up egg prices and raised concerns about a human pandemic, though C.D.C. experts say [...]
Can bird flu jump to humans? The threat of avian influenza, explained.
Maybe you’ve noticed: Eggs are really expensive.
By late last year, the average cost of a dozen Grade A large eggs had more than doubled since Jan [...]
What we learned from the Covid-19, flu, and RSV tripledemic
The triple threat of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV), and Covid-19 has been another stress test for a battered US health care syste [...]
Three Montana Grizzly Bears Euthanized After Testing Positive for Avian Flu
The bears are believed to have contracted the virus from eating diseased birds, according to the state’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks service.
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Covid and flu hospitalizations increasing, RSV declining
Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Monday, Jan [...]
2022 is the worst flu season in two decades. See the rise in charts.
This flu season’s ferocious start has given way to record-shattering levels of transmission — and massive strains on the American health system.
In [...]
Why the US is short on amoxicillin and tamiflu amid a surge of RSV and flu
The United States, the world’s richest country and its most important developer of pharmaceuticals, is not supposed to run out of prescription drug [...]
Flu hospitalizations increase nearly 30% as U.S. enters holiday season
Susana Sanchez, a Nurse Practitioner, administers a flu vaccination to Loisy Barrera at a CVS pharmacy and MinuteClinic in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | [...]
Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza [...]
Covid-19, RSV, and flu prevention tips to stay healthy this holiday season
Winter 2020 was the season of Zoom holidays. By 2021, the omicron surge spoiled end-of-year plans. So far, the 2022 holiday season is off to a bump [...]